North Coast and Cascades Network Landbird Monitoring: Report for the 2011 Field Season |
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| National Park Service Staff, |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4928-9212-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.99 |
Book Description:
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In 2011, the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) Landbird Monitoring Project continued to follow the comprehensive, field-tested protocol, with two years of annual-panel data collected during the protocol development phase (2005 and 2006), and five years of full project implementation (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011) including data collection on the annual panel as well as all of the five alternating panels. In 2011 we conducted 771 point counts at point count survey stations...
More DescriptionIn 2011, the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) Landbird Monitoring Project continued to follow the comprehensive, field-tested protocol, with two years of annual-panel data collected during the protocol development phase (2005 and 2006), and five years of full project implementation (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011) including data collection on the annual panel as well as all of the five alternating panels. In 2011 we conducted 771 point counts at point count survey stations located along 57 transects in the NCCN, including Mount Rainier National Park (MORA), North Cascades National Park Complex (NOCA), and Olympic National Park (OLYM). We faced a challenging year due to extremely late-lingering snow as well as some unexpected communication problems with the crew. We missed more transects than usual at MORA, the direct result of snow but exacerbated by logistics-related problems. We are implementing some procedural changes in 2012 to avoid similar problems in the future.